Producer Profile
Area under vines: 5,5 hectares
Soils: gravel, clay, sand and iron
Average age of the vines: 45 years
Ageing: in 60% new oak for 18 months
Grape varieties:
- Merlot 80%
- Cabernet Franc 20%
Learn more about Chateau L’eglise Clinet here
Tasting Notes
Vinous 98
The 2020 L’Eglise-Clinet is a wine of pure and total sophistication. Dark and racy, with remarkable depth, the 2020 is so exceptionally polished. The 2020 is not a huge Eglise-Clinet, but rather a wine that speaks in a soft, gentle voice. I love its elegance and refinement. All the 2020 needs is time in bottle to be fully expressive, as it is quite embryonic today. Look for this to be a brilliant Pomerol in another handful of years. [Antonio Galloni, 23/02/2023]
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2060
JancisRobinson.com 17.5+
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. Dense and profound, the fruit savoury and pure. Profuse on attack, the fruit bursting on the palate with layered, fine-grain tannins in support. Purity and precision, the detail spot-on, the tannins of the finest weave. Great potential. (JL) [27/04/2021]
Anticipated maturity: 2028-2045
Robert Parker 98
The 2020 L’Eglise Clinet is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The Merlot was picked between the 11th and the 14th of September, and the Cabernet Franc was picked on the 16th of September. It has an alcohol of 14.4% and is aging in French oak barrels, 80% new. Displaying and opaque purple-black color, it needs a bit of swirling to reveal a fascinating array of earthy notesa black truffles, charcoal, mossy tree bark and fallen leavesa over a profound core of preserved plums, blackberry preserves and violets, with a waft of tapenade. The medium to full-bodied palate has exquisitely ripe tannins and bold freshness supporting the seductively ripe, black fruit layers, finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note. [Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 19/04/2021]
Anticipated maturity: 2028-2068